Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121057 Incident Date: Jun, 10 2007
Consumer's City: RICHMOND Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:abs warning light
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMD63B6XE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Abs/brake light flashing; beeps initially when ignition is turned on. after having service center replace oil pressure sending unit, diagnosis determined to be failure of abs control module. not aware of this occurring in any other makes, and learn from complaints within and from forums and other internet sites that this is a common problem in 1999 vw passat. oil light, now, also comes on when brake pedal is applied, but goes off when pedal is released. oil pressure & pump okay, as is oil level, but source of oil light/brake pedal issue cannot be determined. *tr